Last week the America Invents Act was passed. Under the old law, plaintiffs could bundle several defendants together on one suit and sue them all with the same filing. The new law states that each potential infringer must be filed against individually, thus greatly increasing the legal costs. It is a good thing that we have DM on contingency for round three filings and possibly beyond. When I first heard that we were "giving up" 40% of any settlements it sounded expensive to me--not so much anymore. I hope this law change will not have any effect on our agreement with DM.